Authors Teenagers
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Catherine Bruton
Catherine Bruton, author of No Ballet Shoes in Syria, introduces her new book, Bird Boy. Catherine studied English at Oxford University and now juggles life as a teacher, children's author and mum. As an English teacher she sees first hand the impact stories can have o...
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Alastair Chisholm
Alastair Chisholm's new science fiction novel I Am Wolf (Nosy Crow) is the first in an exciting new trilogy! When Alastair Chisholm was a kid, he wanted to be a computer programmer, an author, and an astronaut. So far he's achi...
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Jennifer Bell
Find out what inspired Jennifer Bell's wondrous new series, Magicalia: Race of Wonders! Londoner Jennifer Bell worked as a children's bookseller at a world-famous bookshop before becoming an author. Her debut series, The Uncommoners, was an international bestseller and has been transla...
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Katya Balen
Katya read English at university and then completed an MPhil researching the impact of stories on autistic children's behaviour. She has worked in a variety of special needs schools as a teaching assistant, and more recently co-founded Mainspring Arts - a not-for-profit organisation that provi...
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Efua Traoré
Efua Traoré's latest novel Spirit Sister draws on her years growing up in Nigeria, as well as the mythology and supernatural beliefs of the region. Efua grew up in a small town in Nigeria and, for as long as she can remember, her head was filled with little stories but it was not until...
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Zohra Nabi
Zohra Nabi grew up inventing stories for her two younger sisters. She studied law at Cambridge and Oxford universities, but secretly dreamed of being an author. Now she lives in London, browsing bookshops and writing magical adventures.
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Nicola Penfold
In her books Where the World Turns Wild and its follow-up, When the Wild Calls, Nicola Penfold explores how climate change might affect our future world, and how societies can adapt to the challenges they face. Nicola was born in Merseyside and grew up in Doncaster, studied English at...
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Nansubuga Nagadya Isdahl
Nansubuga Nagadya Isdahl is a writer and editor. Her recent books include Beyonce (Knowles-Carter) and Nelson (Mandela), which are part of David Fickling Books' 'First Names' series of illustrated biographies. Nansubuga has also worked on international development programmes, primarily...
